Since the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the death penalty in Gregg v.Georgia, how many people have been executed in the United States?
a. 6
b. 1,100
c. 2,900
d. 12,400
b
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A political party meeting held at the polling places following the conclusion of the primary election for the purpose of selecting delegates to the county convention and adopting resolutions is known as the
A) first tier party convention. B) precinct convention. C) caucus meeting. D) platform convention. E) election selection convention.
What can you say about how you expect the two factions to act if they were to play this game?
In the strategic game shown in Figure 1, below, the military in some unidentified country is split between those who wish to intervene in the political system and launch a coup (overthrowing the civilian government) and those who wish to maintain their apolitical position as members of the armed forces. Both military factions prefer that the military act as a cohesive unit, however.
A. I would expect both players to launch a coup.
B. I would expect both players to stay out.
C. I would expect the interveners to launch a coup and the professional faction to stay out.
D. I would expect either A or B above would occur, but the game doesn’t allow me to say anything about which one is more likely.
One researcher examined how people greeted one another on the street by paying careful attention to their verbal exchanges. This type of research is probably ______.
A. oral history B. narrative analysis C. ethnography D. conversation analysis
The judicial philosophy known as _________ holds that the government should do nothing that is not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution.
A. textual conservatism B. broad constructionism C. discourse analysis D. strict construction